Stephen Melling

At school we were 'forced' to read Joby, a kind of Loving, A kestrel for a Knave, Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and Men. Gotta say, I loved them all apart from A kind of Loving. As an A-level student I was forced to read Death of a Salesman, Richard the III, The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Wife of Bath, Prologue and Tale. Only the Wife of Bath left me feeling grubby!! Although I've been lent books by enthusiastic friends and reading said books felt like pugatory.

My favourites are Fluke, The Magic Cottage and Shrine. James Herbert once told me(in a letter)that Rats was the first story he wrote and he took it through only one draft.

What's brown and funny? Clown poo

I studied Tang Soo Do under Master Hedges at Fulwood. Lots of leg stretching!

Sounds very Ray Bradbury-esque to me...

Always loved this one. "Women are made to be loved not understood." by Oscar Wilde

Just realised...almost impossible to count. :readingtwo: :readingtwo:

Excellent selection!

Makes Perfect Sense. Heart Shaped Box actually comes across as Clive Barker-esque!

A Tom Finney fan from the Fylde coast???!!!

Just started Heart Shaped Box myself. Seems pretty good so far. Clive Barker's Books of Blood series is definitely worth a look.

DVD. The Howling, 1981. As good today as it's always been.

Thanks for the welcome messages! Yes, Chorley is just up the road from me. But they're all very posh up in Chorley! Nice pubs and gardens and no one ever splits the infinitive.

Just a quick hello. My name's Stephen Melling and I love to read read read. I also write, but I read far more than I ever write. The book club forum appears well-rounded and pretty diverse. Interesting place to read and post.